MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI LALCHAND KATARIA)
(a) The state-wise detail of roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) since 2010-11, including
Maharashtra is furnished at Annexure-1 & n respectively.
(b)to(f) PMGSY aims at providing good all-weather road connectivity to the unconnected eligible
habitations in rural areas by way of an all-weather road. As per the programme guidelines,
rural roads are constructed in accordance with technical specifications and geometric design
standards prescribed by the Indian Roads Congress and constructed roads are to be maintained
for five years by the same contractor. The execution and quality of the road works is the
responsibility of the State Governments concerned. A three Tier Quality Control Mechanism has
been put in place under the Programme, where first tier is in-house quality control and second
tier is independent monitoring of road quality by State Quality Monitors (SQMs) at State level.
The third tier is envisaged as an independent monitoring mechanism at the central level, where
the independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are engaged for inspections of roads on sample
basis. The inspection reports of NQMs are shared with the Slate Government concerned. If quality
of any work is graded as `Unsatisfactory` the State Government ensures that the contractor
replaces the material or rectifies the workmanship (as the case may be), within the time period
stipulated.
The State Governments are also required to fix responsibility and take action against the
erring contractors/officials and send Action Taken Report in such cases. These Action Taken
Reports are regularly monitored in National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) and are
also available in public domain through PMGSY programme website.
In order to ensure quality and productivity of assets created under MGNREGA, the Ministry has
substantially revised the Schedule I and II of the MGNREG Act, 2005 and notified them on 3`1
January, 2014. The revised schedules notified on 3`d January. 2014 (Schedule I. Para 4 IV
(ii) provides for all-weather rural road connectivity to unconnected villages and to connect
identified rural production centers to the existing pucca road network; and construction of
pucca internal roads or streets including side drains and culverts within a village. Para 27
of Schedule I of MGNREG Act 2005 provides for regular inspection and supervision of works by
quality control teams to ensure proper quality of work.
